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A call from a concerned neighbor led to the arrest of a Bartlesville man after a domestic incident. Matt Hamilton stood before a judge at the Washington County Courthouse on Wednesday facing a charge of domestic abuse in the presence of a minor for an incident that earlier this week.
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The Bartlesville Regional Chamber of Commerce celebrated women Tuesday night at Hillcrest Country Club.
ConocoPhillips retiree Betsy Geibel (GUY bell) won the "Behind the Scenes Award". It recognizes someoneo who works behinbd the scenes and is a driving ... read more »

The Bartlesville Police Department will participate in a special seat-belt enforcement program starting Monday.
The Oklahoma Highway Safety Office and the OK SAFE program are hosting a two-week seat-belt enforcement campaign that focuses on teen drivers and their occupants. Bartlesville Polic ... read more »

The Dewey Automotive Swap Meet will be making another appearance on March 10.
Located on Don Tyler Avenue, the swap meet will feature automotive items, antique stores to walk through on Main Street, restaurants and a new flea-market and antique section.
Travis Miller from Two Tall Okie Si ... read more »

The Dewey Public WorksAuthority met for a minute on Tuesday evening after the Dewey City Council.
City Manager Kevin Trease wanted to note that the minutes that were accepted were from February 5 of 2018, as opposed to what was on the agenda as 2017. A typing error was to blame.
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The Dewey CIty Council met on Tuesday evening where they tabled both a public hearing and action on a dilapidated structure at 402 North Sequoyah Avenue.
City Manager Kevin Trease says the structure has blown over into a nearby park, but he wanted to set a 30 day time table for the owne ... read more »

A 2008 Copan High School graduate and Copan native is part of the Navy’s finest aviation fighter training facility in the world.
Located in Nevada’s high desert, the facility is the Navy’s premiere tactical air warfare training center and home to the Naval Aviatio ... read more »

The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is offering up to a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a suspect in a 30-year cold case. David Simpson was shot to death on May 15, 1987, and his killer has never been found.
Simpson was an Owasso resident who worked at ... read more »

Tuesday the Osage County Commissioners met for their weekly meeting, on Tuesday due to the Presidents Day holiday. The majority of the meeting was business as usual, however two agenda items did require additional discussion.
The first were bids to replace the repeater radio system ... read more »

Weather continues to disrupt local activities. Stay tuned as the forecast still predicts precipitation and fluctuating temperatures. Listen to your local radio stations for the latest updates: KWON 1400/93.3 - KYFM 100.1 - KPGM 1500/99.1 - KRIG 104.9.
You can check all the closings by c ... read more »

Revenue collections are continuing to climb as Oklahoma emerges from an economic recession, but finance officials say state legislators still will have a $167 million hole to fill in next year's budget because of increasing obligations.
A state panel led by Gov. Mary Fallin on ... read more »

Bartlesville City Manager Ed Gordon is easing back into operations following a medical issue that kept him sidelined for the better part of six months. Gordon experienced medical problems beginning last August and returned to work last week on a part-time, limited basis. Gordon says the fir ... read more »

The Bartlesville City Council approved multiple agreements to improve employee benefits at a regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday night.
City Attorney Jerry Maddox presented an agreement between the City of Bartlesville and the Fraternal Order of the Police. The agreement details pote ... read more »

Bartlesville Police have reported an increase in residential burglaries in the south part of downtown Bartlesville (South of Adams) between the railroad tracks and Cherokee.
Police Captain Jay Hastings says most are vacant houses being remodeled, and tools are some of the items being stolen. ... read more »

The Bartlesville School Board heard 35 minutes of public comment Monday night that was actually targeted for the ears of legislators. Bartlesville Education Association President Heather Boyle called for the board to suspend classes.
Boyle says the association is fully aware ... read more »